"Spider Boy" 1928 VAN VECHTEN, Carl
$450
VAN VECHTEN, Carl
[297] pp.
Alfred A. Knopf
1928
7 3/4" x 5 1/2"
Jacket design by Ronald McRae
"Spider Boy: A Scenario for a Moving Picture" is a 1928 satirical novel by American author Carl Van Vechten. It is one of the earliest comic novels about Hollywood, following the absurd and extraordinary adventures of a diffident, successful playwright named Ambrose Deacon as he navigates the silent film industry.